21.1 Parts of a circle — Practise
Work independently. Questions become more demanding as you progress. Check your answers after you have attempted the set.
- A circle has radius cm. Work out its diameter.
- A circle has diameter mm. Work out its radius.
- A circle has radius cm. Is a chord of length cm possible? Give a reason.
- A circle has radius cm. Work out its diameter, then name the circle boundary.
- A circle has diameter cm. Work out its radius, then name the region between a chord and its arc.
- A line through the centre joins two points on the circumference. If the radius is cm, work out the line length and explain why it is also a chord.
- The radius is cm. Work out the diameter.
- A straight line touches a circle at exactly one point. Name the line and state how many points of contact it has.
- A line joins two points on a circle and passes through its centre. If the radius is cm, work out the line length and give both correct names.
- A chord is cm long and is the diameter. Find the radius.
Answers and concise solutions
1. Diameter from radius
Answer: cm
2. Radius from diameter
Answer: mm
3. Check a chord length
Answer: Yes. The diameter is cm, so a cm chord is shorter than the longest possible chord.
4. Circle vocabulary
Answer: The diameter is cm. The boundary is the circumference.
5. Name the segment
Answer: The radius is cm. The region is a segment.
6. Diameter and chord
Answer: The line is a diameter of length cm. It is also a chord because it joins two points on the circumference.
7. Decimal radius
Answer: cm
8. Name the tangent
Answer: It is a tangent, with one point of contact.
9. Name the line
Answer: The line is cm long. It is both a chord and a diameter.
10. Radius of a diameter
Answer: cm